Jackson v. Denno
| Jackson v. Denno | |
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| Argued December 9–10, 1963 Decided June 22, 1964 | |
| Full case name | Nathan Jackson, Petitioner v. Wilfred Denno, Warden |
| Citations | 378 U.S. 368 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Denno, 309 F. 2d 573 (2nd Cir. 1962) |
| Holding | |
| 1. Under the New York procedure, the trial judge must make a preliminary determination of the voluntariness of a confession and exclude it if in no circumstances could the confession be deemed voluntary. 2. Petitioner is entitled to a state court hearing on the issue of the voluntariness of the confession by a body other than the one trying his guilt or innocence, but that does not necessarily entitle him to a new trial. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Goldberg |
| Concur/dissent | Black, joined by Clark (Part I) |
| Dissent | Clark |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Clark, Stewart |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Stein v. New York (1953)[1] | |
Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the process of determining whether a criminal defendant's confession was voluntary or coerced. The case was argued on December 9 and 10, 1963, and decided on June 22, 1964. In a majority opinion authored by Justice Byron White, the Court held that the rule requiring the jury in a criminal trial to determine the voluntariness of a confession, which was in place in New York at the time, was unconstitutional. This decision overruled the Supreme Court's prior decision in Stein v. New York, a 1953 case in which the Court had upheld the same New York rule against a constitutional challenge.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Stein v. New York, 346 U.S. 156 (1953)
- ^ Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964)
- ^ States, United (2013). The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation, Centennial Edition, Analysis of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 28, 2012. Government Printing Office. p. 1528. ISBN 978-0-16-091735-6.
- ^ "Table of Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions". Constitution Annotated. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
External links[edit]
- Text of is available from: Cornell Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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